Miss Pellin's Post
October 27th to October 31st

 

Halloween: 

Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

Conferences:  I look forward to meeting with each of you on Monday, October 27th and Tuesday, October 28th for conferences!  

The class had a great time at Brookfield Zoo!  Thank you volunteers!

The Tenth Week of 2014 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of chapter 9: lesson 2 on water cycles.  We will do an experiment where students can view different phases of the water cycle.  

Social Studies: We will continue to study the history of Downers Grove.  Students will learn about the Potawatomi tribe and Chief Waubonsee.

Math:  The study of topic 3 is under way.  Students will review three digit subtraction and subtracting across zeros.  

Spelling: Students will be given Halloween words this week.  There will not be a pretest.  A packet with two activities will be due on Thursday, October 30th.  The test will also be on Thursday, October 30th due to Halloween.  

Reading:  This week will focus on small group learning.  All students will be working with The One and Only Ivan, but as we learn new skills and strategies, students will be engaged with their own text.  
In addition, we will continue studying a word or two a day.  On Friday students will be tested on the four words we will have studied Monday-Thursday.     The October Reading Log is due on Friday, October 31st.  

English:  The final draft of the persuasive haunted house paragraph will be due on Wednesday, October 29th.  Then we will begin the study of nouns in Unit 2.  





Things to Remember:
Monday 10/27:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  
Tuesday 10/28:  There will be parent/teacher conferences.  
Thursday 10/30:  We will have a spelling test.
Friday 10/31: We will have a vocabulary quiz and the October reading log is due. Happy Halloween!  We will have our parade and party!



Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065

Miss Pellin's Post
October 20th - October 24th 

Halloween:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

Zoo Field Trip:

On Friday, October 24th, our class will be visiting the zoo!  Please keep an eye on the weather so you can dress your student accordingly.  A sack lunch is needed and we will not be purchasing anything from the gift shop or the various snack vendors, so no money is needed for this field trip.  I will be sending a folder of information home for chaperones on Monday!  

The Ninth Week of 2014 at School:

Science: We will continue the study of weather in chapter 9, lessons 1 and 2.  Students are learning about where water is found on earth.  Did you know that only 3% of water found on earth is fresh water?  Students will also learn about the water cycle.  

Social Studies: We will study the history of Downers Grove.  Students will learn about how Downers Grove received its name.  

Spelling: This week students will study list 8.  There will be a pretest on Monday, October 20th.  The final test will be on Thursday, October 23rd due to our zoo field trip.  

Reading: This week will focus on small group learning.  All students will be working with The One and Only Ivan, but as we learn new skills and strategies, students will be engaged with their own text.  
In addition, we will continue studying a word or two a day.  On Friday students will be tested on the four words we will have studied Monday-Thursday.   

English:  We will continue our persuasive, descriptive writing unit.  Students will write a paper persuading the movie director to buy their haunted house! 

Math: This week we will continue the study of topic 3 on using place value to add and subtract.  Students will also continue to work on math fluency.  Please continue to work on math fluency at home using xtra math or other various games and apps.  




Things to Remember:
Thursday 10/23:  There will be a spelling test.  
Friday 10/24:  There will be a weekly vocabulary quiz and we will go to the zoo!

Miss Pellin's Post
October 13th - October 17th 

Remember Monday, October 13th is Columbus Day and there will be no school.  Please plan accordingly.

Halloween: 

The Halloween parade and party will be on October 31st.  

Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.

On Thursday, October 16th there will be a book fair and taffy apple sale.  If you would like to volunteer to help at the book fair place sign up using the link below.

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/20F044AA9A622A13-prairieview1/12780975

The Eighth Week of 2014 at School:

Science: This week we will begin the study of chapter 9 on the water cycle.    

Social Studies: Students will have the option to take the hemisphere quiz on Wednesday, October 15th or Thursday, October 16th.  Then we will begin the study of Downers Grove.  

Spelling:  This week we will study list 8.  There will be a pretest on Tuesday, October 14th and a final test on Friday, October 17th.  

Reading:   This week we will continue our Daily 5 program of guided reading groups, listen to reading, word work, work on writing, and read to self.  Students will continue reading The One and Only Ivan.  We will read Night of the Pufflings.  Students will write an expended reading response related to the story.  We will discuss how this book relates to the story Two Days in May.   In addition, we will continue studying a word or two a day.  On Friday students will be tested on the four words we will have studied Tuesday-Thursday.   

English: We are going to work on descriptive writing with a persuasive flare as we prepare to write a haunted house story.  The students will try to convince others to buy their haunted house! 

Math: Students should complete their topic 2 practice test by Tuesday, October 14th.  There will be a topic 2 test on Wednesday, October 15th.  Then we will begin the study of topic 3 on using place value to add and subtract.  


Things to Remember:
Monday 10/13:  There is no school today.
Wednesday 10/15: There will be a topic 2 math test.  Students have the option to take their hemisphere quiz. 
Thursday 10/16:  The book fair is tonight.  Students have the option to take their hemisphere quiz.
Friday 10/17:  There will be a spelling test and a vocabulary quiz.

Miss Pellin's Post
October 6th - October 10th 

Halloween:

The Halloween parade and party will be on Friday, October 31st.  
Please keep in mind the following guidelines when helping your child pick out a Halloween costume:

1. We only have 15 minutes for costume changes. Please make sure your child can change into his/her costume easily and by themselves. If the costume can be worn over their clothes, then both the time to change and the chances of losing any clothes is minimized.

2. If the costume involves make up, please apply it before your child comes to school. If you send your child in with make up, then your child has to be able to apply it themselves. 

3. Please do not send any weapons (guns, swords, etc.) as part of the costume. Save those for trick-or-treating.

4. We will not have time to change back into our clothes for dismissal. Your child will wear their costume home.


There will be an early dismissal on Friday, October 10th.  Students will be dismissed at 11:00 a.m.  Please plan accordingly.  

I sent home a field trip permission slip.  Please send back with your child by October 8th.  

Picture Day:  A sheet was sent home regarding picture day.  It will be on October 8th. Our class will get their picture taken before P.E. first thing in the morning.  

The Seventh Week of 2014 at School:

Science: There will be a chapter 4 test on Wednesday, October 8th.  Then we will begin the study of the water cycle in chapter 9.

Social Studies: We will continue the study of the hemispheres.  

Spelling: This week in spelling we will work on List 7.  There will be a pretest on Monday, October 6th.  The final test will be on Friday, October 10th.

Reading: This week we will continue our Daily 5 program of guided reading groups, listen to reading, word work, work on writing, and read to self.  Students will continue reading

The One and Only Ivan.  We will also begin the story Two Days in May and work on sequence of events.  In addition, we will continue studying a word or two a day.  On Thursday students will be tested on the four words we will have studied Monday-Wednesday.   

English: Students will work on descriptive writing by describing a mystery object using their five senses.  Then students will work on descriptive writing with a persuasive flare as they prepare to write a haunted house story.  The students will try to convince others to buy their haunted house! 

Math: We will continue the study of topic 2.  Students will work on adding and subtracting rounded numbers.  

I am sure you have heard your child mention Mrs. Forsman.  She is another teacher in our math classroom!  If you would like to learn more information about her, please visit her blog at http://taniaforsman.blogspot.com/.





Things to Remember:
Wednesday 10/8: It is picture day.  There will be a chapter 4 science test.  Field trip forms are due.
Thursday 10/9: There will a vocabulary quiz.
Friday 10/10:  There will be a spelling test.  It is an early dismissal day.

Contact Information:
E-Mail address: mpellin@ccsd66.org
Voice mail: (630)783-5065